inaccurate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈæk.jʉː.ɹət/ (Australia)
- /ɪnˈæk.jɚ.ɪt/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ət/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From in- + accurate. See also unaccurate.
Meanings
-
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
It is not benchmarkable and it will almost inevitably be fudgeable and inaccurate to some extent, even with your best efforts to attribute benefits to specific IT changes.
2003, Iain Aitken, Value-Driven IT Management, page 253:The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.
2006, Bruce R. Lindsey, Douglas J. Band, Comments About ABC Entertainment's 9/11 Film, ABC News, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inaccurate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inaccurate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
inaccuracy · inaccurateness · inaccurately
Synonyms
Translations (19)
it inaccurato (not accurate) · bg грешен (not accurate) · it impreciso (not accurate) · es desatinado (not accurate) · es desacertado (not accurate) · ga míchruinn (not accurate) · fi epätarkka (not accurate) · th คลาดเคลื่อน (not accurate) · gl impreciso (not accurate) · ga neamhbheacht (not accurate) · fi virheellinen (not accurate) · de inakkurat (not accurate) · cs nepřesný (not accurate) · fr imprécis (not accurate) · bg неточен (not accurate) · ca imprecís (not accurate) · cmn 不准确的 (not accurate) · ga éigrinn (not accurate) · ga neamhchruinn (not accurate)